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Author:
Jayme Adelson-Goldstein is an ESL teacher-trainer, consultant, and
author living in Northridge, California. She began her ESL career
working with helicopter pilots from the UAEi in 1981 and from there
went on to work with the adult division of LAUSD as a classroom
teacher, program coordinator, and professional development
specialist. She taught the adult ESL methods courses at UCLA
Extension for many years and was a part of the ESL Teacher Institute
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Listening, Second Edition, is grounded in the theory that learners
are more successful listeners when they activate their prior
knowledge of a topic. Student's Book 2 is intended for
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16 task-based units, each built around an engaging topic. Through a
careful balance of activities, students learn to listen for main
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Prelistening schema-building activities help students build
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Listening, Second Edition, is grounded in the theory that learners
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careful balance of activities, students learn to listen for main
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Interactions/Mosaic Silver Edition is a fully integrated academic
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From $0.01This outstanding
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From $3.34This book helps
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From $4.86The third
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high-interest topics are included. INTERMEDIATE LISTENING
COMPREHENSION is designed to familiarize students with the major
rhetorical patterns of formal, spoken English.

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About the Author
Jack C Richards is an applied linguist, writer, and teacher trainer.
Dr. Richards is currently affiliated with the South East Asian
Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Regional Language
Centre in Singapore where he teaches candidates for the Diploma in
TESL and the MA in Applied Linguistics issued by the National
University of Singapore.

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English language learners with a basic foundation in listening,
Developing Listening Skills uses topic-based listening passages to
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Listening exposes students to a variety of listening situations,
speaking styles, and tasks that will help them learn strategies for
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*Listening and speaking tasks emphasize the main idea and problem
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Contemporary Topics 1 prepares students for the challenge of college
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Paperback From $4.99Good News, Bad
News is a listening and conversation text based on a collection of
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Features *Engaging listening segments allow students to explore
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Rost), which features college lectures from several academic
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college lectures with practice in a wide range of listening,
speaking and note-taking skills and strategies.

Paperback From $14.99This outstanding
three-title series prepares college-bound ESL students to understand
academic lectures in English. Each text equips students for the
challenges of college and university study by helping them listen
selectively, take notes, review key ideas, retain information, and
apply what they have learned. Twelve recorded lectures in each level
are performed in lively and natural styles to provide a motivating
introduction to academic listening.

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Issues: Intermediate Listening and Critical Thinking Skills, Third
Edition, by Carol Numrich, in cooperation with NPR®, helps
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captures students' attention by using authentic and provocative
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develops students' listening and notetaking skills, provides
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Fourth Edition, a five-level series, engages students through
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academic and personal goals. The approach to critical thinking in
both the Reading/Writing and Listening/Speaking strands challenges
students to move beyond basic comprehension to higher-level
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Advice, Second Edition helps students understand rapid, relaxed
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essential for comprehension of authentic, natural speech.

Paperback From $14.00Designed for
English language learners with a basic foundation in listening,
Developing Listening Skills uses topic-based listening passages to
introduce high frequency vocabulary and phrases within natural
contexts. The book includes 12 units, a variety of listening
exercises, full-color illustrations, and quizzes for self-progress
checks. Accompanying audio CDs for this book sold seperately.

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Power is a three-book series with a targeted approach to teaching
the listening skills that students need inside and outside the
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basic comprehension to higher-level analysis.

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Power is a three-book series with a targeted approach to teaching
the listening skills that students need inside and outside the
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the challenge of college lectures with practice in a wide range of
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attitudes and values. Each thought-provoking unit is based on an
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Issues helps advanced students develop critical thinking skills as
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As students clarify, interpret, and evaluate ideas from the
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